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2) Neurological Associates - an out-patient medical facility; 3) Medical Arts Center - an out-patient medical facility. Further east along the south side of 37th Street is the Indian River Memorial Hospital and the Indian River Medical Center. Future Land Use - The Comprehensive Plan states: "A one hundred -thirty (130) acre hospital commercial node is located north of the present Indian River Hospital along 37th Street (Barber Avenue). 'Commercial uses related to the needs of the hospital shall be the primary use permitted as well as residential uses." The concept of hospital/commercial nodes provides that uses serving or complimenting the existing hospitals in Indian River County shall receive priority for inclusion in a node. All existing hospital related commercial and institutional uses total approximately 19.1 acres, thus, there is sufficient acreage to accommodate the proposed rezoning. The Plan characterizes the proposed nursing home as an institutional use designed to provide a service to meet human requirements. Thus, with its proximity to the hospital and surrounding medical facil- ities, the subject property is ideally suited to accommodate a nursing home facility. Roads/Traffic: The proposed nursing home can be expected to generate between 300-350 trips/day with a peak hour generation of 40-50 trips. Using the maximum level, 37th Street would be impacted by a 95% west directional split. This equates to approximately 333 westerly trips to U.S. #1 in a twenty-four hour period. I Thirty-seventh Street is designated as a secondary collector on the Thoroughfare Plan, feeding into U.S.#l.which is a major north --south arterial for Indian River County. The purpose of secondary collectors in relation to the proposed type of use, is to serve regional centers such as the hospital. Based upon these factors, it may be concluded that 37th Street can accommodate the expected traffic flow: Environment - The subject property contains no native vegetation, is not within a flood hazard area, nor does it contain environmentally sensitive areas. if C RECOMMENDATIONS: Based upon the above analysis, staff recommends approval. Attorney John Wendell, of Lakeland, came before the Board on behalf of the applicant, Virginia Walker, and Florida Health Associates, which corporation is purchasing this property from Mrs. Russell with the intent to build a 120 bed nursing home. Commissioner Lyons questioned how sewage from this facility would be dealt with. 72 MAR 2 1983